Have you ever been suspended or expelled from some form of school, organization or job?

What were the circumstances around that event?

Looking back on it, was it justified and did you learn anything from it?

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25 Responses to Tiki Asks : Have you been kicked out before?

I was fired from my last job, it was right after the economy took a nose dive and the people that were in charge of the office decided it would be better with new leadership.

it sucked ass. it was unjustified and such a stupid decision. I’m not saying that my termination lead directly to it, but a year or two later they got bought out by another larger organization and they moved out of their own offices.

I was a loan processor. I witnessed a load officer (who was the brother of the owner of the company) commit multiple counts of fraud on a file. I brought the file to my boss and told hime while i understand it is is brother, I would not be able to work on this file because I i saw the fraud and wouldn’t sign my name to it. My boss said he understood and told me he would deal with his brother.
Two weeks later I was let go because of downsizing. I was the only one who was let go during that downsize. I wonder why.

I got fired from my last job for being an Atheist. I knew it would happen one day, I tried to hide it as long as I could. There were still tears of rage when it happened. The company was founded and still partly owned by a very religious man. I got promoted to a new spot and I think they took a closer look at my personal background when I asked for more money to go with the increased responsibility. My personal opinion was that it was unjustified. I did my work and I did it well. I learned to try and find cultures that better fit my own personality.

I also once got kicked out of Canada. We were on our way to Afghanistan and we stopped over in Canada for refueling. They said we could get off the plane if we left our weapons on board. I forgot to take my sidearm out of it’s holster. Even though it was disabled and could not fire I feel like that probably was justified. I didn’t really learn anything because I already knew better, I was just groggy from sleeping on the plane.

Got Kicked out of a Bar once for having a bottle of Vodka in my Pocket which I was not drinking. It was just for the between bars walk. some Serbian wanker would not give it back until I said sorry.
I said sorry took the vodka then told him to do fuck him self.
life long ban from there.

I got fired from a job I was mostly bored of for refusing to go to counseling for telling off color jokes with a group of patrons who enjoyed and participated in the process. Note I was technically not fired for telling a joke.

I learned to maintain a significantly stronger facade of professionalism at all times when at work, this never hurts.

I’ve got (young) kids now, and I’m all for them taking a year off between high school and university when that day comes.

By year off i mean learning the value of a buck and hard work while you truly figure out what you want to do. Better that then invest 4 years in a business degree / career path you weren’t passionate about, only to regret years later that you didn’t become a scifi writer.

I want them to choose a career they have passion for over a safe and stable middleclass paycheck, and the year off helps make that an informed choice. Spending a year sowing oats might make the frosh year less of a shitshow too.

I’ve been kicked out of bars three times for fights that I didn’t start. Two I tried to pick up the wrong chick- and one was because I looked like someone else. None of them got very far. I know. Boring post, but you asked. LOL

I was kicked out of CWU for getting shitty grades and because I was little bit of an alcoholic. Booze and Rugby, what are you going to do? So I pled for readmission before the student affairs council. After a long talk, they had my academic file and it really was kind of bad, they let me back in. Just for 2 quarters to finish up my degree and then I had to leave and never come back. I signed that agreement, did great for 2 quarters, got my degree and never looked back.